further

adj

(=more)autre→ Doctors are carrying out further tests.→ For further information, see leaflet NI.49 ...nothing further to addrien à ajouterI've nothing further to say.Je n'ai rien à ajouter.→ I don't think I've anything further to say.until further noticejusqu'à nouvel ordre, jusqu'à nouvel avis→ He was instructed to remain in London until further notice

(=more distant)plus loinLondon is further from Manchester than Leeds is.Londres est plus loin de Manchester que Leeds.How much further is it?C'est encore loin?→ We seem to have been driving for hours. How much further is it?How much further is it to Glasgow?Combien de kilomètres reste-t-il jusqu'à Glasgow?

adv

(in space)
plus loin→ I walked further than I intendedfurther onplus loinfifty metres further oncinquante mètres plus loinfurther awayplus loin→ Now we live further away from the city centrefurther alongplus loin→ He indicated another doorway further along, which I enteredfurther along the beachplus loin, le long de la plage

(in time)
plus loinfurther backplus loin en arrière→ It has its origins much further back in time.further aheadà plus longue échéance→ Looking further ahead, airfields were to be built.

(=more)davantage→ Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further→ He did not develop that idea any further.→ He sank further into debt.→ The situation was further complicated by uncertainty about the futureto take a matter further
(=pursue)donner suite à une affaire, ne pas laisser une affaire en l'état→ Now, however, the government are keen to take the matter further→ If you want to take the matter further, you should speak to a lawyer

further to your letter of ...(British)suite à votre lettre du ...→ Further to your letter of September 14, I am writing to inform you that I will be pursuing this matter through the courts

(=moreover)de plus→ Davis related that the three girls were pretty; further, that before the ship sailed they had all acquired admirers.→ Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.

vt

[+career, interests]faire avancer, faire progresser, promouvoir→ a plot by Morris to further his career→ In ancient times people sometimes turned to magic to maintain or further their interests→ She set up a development unit to further the interests of women

[+cause]servir→ We are no longer able to further the cause of world revolution

college of further educationncentre m de formation continue

further educationnenseignement m postscolaire (recyclage, formation professionnelle)→ She is now in further education with new career possibilities ahead of her ...